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[Wid1046]

C337Skymaster, on 16 July 2021 - 04:02 AM, said:

Haven't heard anything more than the rumor that "The cauldron is updating them". My desired end-state for JJ is for my DWF to be able to lift itself through an opening in Crimson Strait and land on the upper deck. I envision extending the reticule shake to be anytime a 'mech is off its feet (even a non-JJ 'mech falling off an edge), to balance the super-high poptarting that would suddenly be possible.

You'll probably be a bit underwhelmed if that's what you're hoping for. Lights are getting a large buff, mediums essentially nothing, heavies and light assaults are getting a small buff and heavy assaults are getting a medium buff.

Here's what a few omni-mechs with locked-in jump jets are getting as an increase in jump height for example:
MLX: 98.9% increase
ACH: 93.0% increase
SHC: 3.9% increase
HMN: 4.5% increase
SMN: 27.0% increase
EXE: 65.9% increase

You can read more details about it (including charts for all jump jet quantities at all weights) here: https://mwomercs.com...mpjet-overhaul/

[Ch_R0me]

Mark Nicholson, on 15 July 2021 - 11:33 AM, said:

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The materials for them came along rather quickly, as it's the exact same setup as the 'Mechs, and yes, the Elementals are colourable.



The exciting part, getting them all working together! I originally had a stretch goal of trying to put some idle animation on a few of them, something subtle, where they'd stay still for a while, then move a little bit. It was ambitious, and while I really liked the idea, I knew it was unlikely I'd have time to do that before the deadline. As I expected, there wasn't time, and so they remain static.



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What a shame, it would be damn awesome to see the whole Point being ready to swarm the enemy mech.

And BTW:

Please add Standard Elementals for purchase for Clan OmniMechs for , AFF?

InnerSphereNews, on 15 July 2021 - 11:30 AM, said:

REMINDER!

There will be a Warden Pack Challenge Event once the pack is delivered.

DO NOT sell your Standard Variants until the event has concluded!

Good that you've remembered this time to post the warning

Edited by Ch_R0me, 16 July 2021 - 06:41 AM.

[KursedVixen]

So are the elementals paintable??

[Wid1046]

KursedVixen, on 16 July 2021 - 06:55 AM, said:

So are the elementals paintable??

Yes, they said that they are paintable.

[Mark Nicholson]

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[MechWpnsTech]

are both mechs omni mechs or only the one? timber wolf with fixed slots instead of omni like the rest of them ?

[Kurt the Merc]

MechWpnsTech, on 16 July 2021 - 07:56 AM, said:

are both mechs omni mechs or only the one? timber wolf with fixed slots instead of omni like the rest of them ?

It has some of its quirks listed as set bonuses so I think we are good.

[Lepestok]

All this is undoubtedly cool, but guys, take the money and animate the elementals. Let them militantly shake their arms with their arms and squat a little along with the movement of mech.

[Kodan Black]

I can't wait to NOT SELL STANDARD VARIANTS FOR C-BILLS DUE TO EVENT. (Not that I ever do, but just figure it can't hurt to make sure everyone has as much warning as possible.)

[Gas Guzzler]

Need Elemental Point Consumable now.

[D V Devnull]

Lepestok, on 16 July 2021 - 08:45 AM, said:

All this is undoubtedly cool, but guys, take the money and animate the elementals. Let them militantly shake their arms with their arms and squat a little along with the movement of mech.

Kodan Black, on 16 July 2021 - 08:45 AM, said:

I can't wait to NOT SELL STANDARD VARIANTS FOR C-BILLS DUE TO EVENT. (Not that I ever do, but just figure it can't hurt to make sure everyone has as much warning as possible.)

Gas Guzzler, on 16 July 2021 - 08:53 AM, said:

Need Elemental Point Consumable now.

LOL! ... Either through direct statement or reverse psychology of post, the three of you make me chuckle a bit. Thanks for the humor, because it definitely helps my day to not be dreary.

~D. V. "got a good laugh from these thoughts about Warden Pack stuff, and they are thankful for it" Devnull

[GargoyleVine]

KursedVixen, on 15 July 2021 - 10:10 PM, said:

that's jump jet capacity not quirks....

OK, you know what I mean

Edited by GargoyleVine, 16 July 2021 - 10:18 AM.

[Buenaventura]

Kodan Black, on 16 July 2021 - 08:45 AM, said:

[DO] NOT SELL STANDARD VARIANTS FOR C-BILLS DUE TO EVENT.

quoting for extra visibility

MechWpnsTech, on 16 July 2021 - 07:56 AM, said:

are both mechs omni mechs or only the one? timber wolf with fixed slots instead of omni like the rest of them ?

Both are omnis, they just decided to use "BH" as an omni configuration name instead of something unused with a single letter. Unlike the Warrant, it will be a CBill version, not a hero mech (once you can buy it ingame).

[KursedVixen]

Lepestok, on 16 July 2021 - 08:45 AM, said:

All this is undoubtedly cool, but guys, take the money and animate the elementals. Let them militantly shake their arms with their arms and squat a little along with the movement of mech.

going along with the idle animation idea how about making them dance or do some animation when the player get's a kill with them on... like how some cockpit items have animations when you get a kill i think that would be aewsome.

[Mark Nicholson]

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[Ch_R0me]

Mark Nicholson, on 16 July 2021 - 07:24 AM, said:

Yes, in exactly the same way as the mech skin. The base gray, dark green paneling and the bright green wireframe are all colorable. The brightness on the wireframe uses a lot of spec and gloss though, so the green will hint through most colors, like the red on the Stryker pack's grand dragon.

Excellent.

*Prepares TRON camo*

Gas Guzzler, on 16 July 2021 - 08:53 AM, said:

Need Elemental Point Consumable now.

Could use it, along with the minefields. Although rather Elementals would have a hard time against pesky lolcusts, rofleas, reeranhas and cheaters.

KursedVixen, on 16 July 2021 - 11:38 AM, said:

going along with the idle animation idea how about making them dance or do some animation when the player get's a kill with them on... like how some cockpit items have animations when you get a kill i think that would be aewsome.

Match that up with awesome warhorn, like Red WC 2017 one...
Yeah, that would be damn awesome.

Spoiler

https://soundcloud.c...wc2017-warhorn3

Edited by Ch_R0me, 16 July 2021 - 12:01 PM.

[minnowzzz]

Mark Nicholson, on 16 July 2021 - 11:54 AM, said:

As much as all of these ideas are beyond scope, and about 2 months too late to do anything about, this is the first one I hadn't thought of already, and I love it.

And for those who are sharing what they wish this stuff could do, I know. And please understand your sharing is valuable, and you should not stop. It might give me a good idea for the future, or find a way to make a popular idea happen.

what you could do is if you want to add animations to them is to set a deadline for around August 10~ and see what you can do (stick with something simple), then used that as a bonus reason to get the early adopters bonus before it ends on August 17th

additionally you can do that and recycle them for elementals without the Neon paint scheme for other clan mechs

Edited by minnowzzz, 16 July 2021 - 12:03 PM.

[JC Daxion]

Mark Nicholson, on 15 July 2021 - 11:33 AM, said:

I hope you all enjoyed this, and I'll be watching this thread for a couple days, answering as many questions as I can, so please ask away.

Man i love this sorta deep dive into the dev side of things. I really wish you guys would do a monthly blog or something. Taking an hour once a month to do a quick write up about the behind the scenes of something. I find this stuff incredibly interesting. Even stuff like the engine or gui. Maybe I'm just a nerd but i hope love this stuff and would like to see more.



Any info on the re-scale and how that will effect these mechs in particular? Can't wait to try, you had me at Pulse laser quirk (my favorite timber built)


Any chance of adding these bolt on's to other mechs in the same chassis and not just the pack mechs? (aka buying the pack unlocks the ablity to add this stuff to my other mechs of the same type. For example Buying extra's and then using them on all my thunder bolts, Or adding elementals to say a hero dire that i want to buy.

One last thing, while i do like your final skin on the lower pic (looks kinda metallic) I really love the other one above on the right with the missile pack, It really looks fantastic. Please consider adding that as a timber skin as well (even if we would have to wait a bit, but i don't think anyone would complain about having a second skin injected to their account down the road. Maybe a holiday gift for all.

Cheers and keep up the great work. I cant wait to see future bolt-ons, the latest ones from the last two packs are really a big step up from the earlier stuff.

Edited by JC Daxion, 16 July 2021 - 12:22 PM.

[Will9761]

Any chance we can see the color channels for both the Elementals and Warden Mechs? I'm itching to see what different colors look like on both.

[Ch_R0me]

Mark Nicholson, on 16 July 2021 - 11:54 AM, said:

And for those who are sharing what they wish this stuff could do, I know. And please understand your sharing is valuable, and you should not stop. It might give me a good idea for the future, or find a way to make a popular idea happen.

Was also thinking about adding some voice-overs and specific commands (on the Command Wheel, of course highlighted) to use Elementals to secure area / swarm the enemy / support fire etc.

The inspiration came when I've thought about implementing Lament and his Drone Operating System to command Drone Mechs

But probably that would be dead in the water as it is.

EDIT:

Will9761, on 16 July 2021 - 12:14 PM, said:

Any chance we can see the color channels for both the Elementals and Warden Mechs? I'm itching to see what different colors look like on both.

I would approve, hence my idea to go full TRON

Edited by Ch_R0me, 16 July 2021 - 12:26 PM.